Ethereum Watch

Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin said yesterday that ethereum’s in-house scaling solution, sharding, is moving closer to completion. Advertisements Tweeting that “sharding is coming,” Buterin shared a new code repository that documents a partial proof-of-concept for what is called the “fork choice rule,” the code for how ethereum shards interact with the main blockchain. As detailed by […]

In a letter to investors, Google co-founder Sergey Brin said that demand for the powerful computers used to mine ether and other cryptocurrencies has contributed to a “boom of computing.” Advertisements Brin wrote Saturday that several factors have led to a surge in computing power that has seen search giant Google’s own processors speed up […]

As ethereum, now the world’s second most valuable blockchain, grows larger and more diverse, it’s becoming clear its mechanisms for getting input from its constituency are proving problematic. Advertisements Indeed, a series of proposals targeted at controversial topics – lost fund recovery, the ether supply rate and the emergence of new mining hardware – have […]

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The tech giant will take the lead in testing an early pilot version of a system which, if developed further, could help track addictive medications through supply chains. Advertisements This spring, tech manufacturer Intel will lead several partner firms, including Johnson & Johnson, in testing a simulated version of a blockchain platform designed to track […]

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) isn’t terribly worried about the financial stability risks posed by cryptocurrencies. Nonetheless, the organization expressed limited concerns about leveraged trading of cryptocurrencies, the integration of crypto-assets into mainstream financial products, and the cross-border character of these digital assets. Advertisements In the International Monetary Fund’s April 2018 Global Financial Stability Report, […]

France unveils new cryptocurrency-friendly tax reform plan, Taiwan to introduce new AML rules to increase cryptocurrency regulation, top 5 cryptocurrency price changes, and more! Advertisements The French Council of State has released a tax reform plan that would reduce the tax ‎rates on gains from cryptocurrency transactions. Image from Brian Kinney. France Releases A More Cryptocurrency-Friendly Tax […]

General Idea Dona wants to bring the newly developed technological improvements like blockchain solutions into the donation and charity sector. They want to make such organizations much more reliable and transparent, while making the sole process of donating money much easier and accessible for people from all over the world. Dona believes that we can […]

Stellar is a decentralized, open source distributed ledger platform used in transferring values. The stellar community stellar.org oversees the payment network of the platform whose cryptocurrency is known as Lumen (XLM). Jeb Mc Caleb founded the Stellar payment platform in 2014, essentially a fork from Ripple that was later coded from scratch. Advertisements Main Features  The Stellar […]

Singapore aims to reduce processing time for blockchain-based fintech patents, Chilean courts order reopening of exchange-owned bank accounts, top 5 cryptocurrency price changes, and more! Advertisements Singapore’ will expedite the patent-granting process for blockchain-based fintech-related applications. Image from Nattee Chalermtiragool. Singapore Aims To Reduce Processing Time For Blockchain-Based Fintech Patents Singapore’s Intellectual Property Office has announced it […]